Recent content by TexDavid

I'm 6'3" as well and I wear a 46 long. You will notice the difference in a long size in both the sleeve length and the length of the body of the jacket. How to tell a good fit in a sports jacket or suit coat: 1.) Sleeve length: Put on a long-sleeve shirt and your jacket. As you hang your arms...

Last night's appetizer - Home-made eggnog (none of that store-bought chemical soup for me) as follows: 4 oz. milk 1 oz. heavy cream 1 egg (raw - yeah, I know, but you have to live dangerously to really live!) 2 oz. brandy 1/2 oz. Cointreau 1/2 oz. simple syrup Shake thoroughly with...

Two different Hot Tipples OK, two hot rum drinks that are a bit different, but very tasty. [Credit to Charles Schumann -- recipes from his book, "American Bar"] Hot Jamaican Juice of 1/2 lime 1/2 oz. simple syrup 2 oz. dark rum Heat very slowly and only slightly (so as not to evaporate...

Thanks, Art, for the welcome. It's a pleasure to converse with a group of like-minded folks. Another thought re cowboy hats and a difference from other types of hats: owners of fedoras (of which I have a couple and wear regularly!), porkpies, trilbys, etc. don't very often customize the hats...

Just had to weigh in on this one. As a native of Oklahoma and now a Texan, I feel very comfortable in a cowboy hat. In fact, you could walk down the main street in Houston any day of the week with a suit, tie, pair of cowboy boots and a cowboy hat and never get a second look. I did have an...